Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-18
A LAKE DISASTER.
Burning of a Steamer on
Lake Michigan and Loss
Of Life.
4 Balloon Trip Eastward---T he col-
lapssd Wheat clique---Da kota
Firsmen.
A Lake Disaster

1850
ern Michigan line, bound for Cheboy-
gan from Chicago, burned AZ mid
night between Norwood and Charlie
voix,at the month OF the Grand Traverse
The boat was running twenty miles an
hour When famea shot up from beneath
the engine, driving the engineer from
hisrrSsSwith his clothes on fire. An
alarm was given and the sleeping pas
sengers aroused, and whom life preser-
Ters had been fastened on they all gath
cred on the forward deck. Two life
boats and RATS were lowered, but the
steamer was Running so fast they got
away. In ten minutes from the lime
the boat caught fre the passengers were
all compelled to jump into the lake. A
steward informed q Journal correspon-
dent there were ffty.seyen persons
aboard, including the crew. The follow
ing is q list Of those known TO have been
lost.
Ella Cooper Smith.
Robert Wilkes.
Alderman George Wristly, OF Charlie
yoix.
Mrs. M. Kehoe.
B. M. McKeet.
Stewart Beala and Two children, jagged
{ 8 and s years, of Chicago.
Capt. Lucas. Of Petosky.
Clerk Henry Brennan.
Fireman, cook and cabin boy, Of Chi
cago.
Mr.. Russell, OF Jackson Mich.
A gentlsE-aH md boY from Milwaukee
bound for Makinac.
One waiter and four Indian deck
hands.
A ladyeand daughter from frankfort,
unknown.
Those saved foated for an hour and
8 hall, when they were rescued BY q
yawI md boats from here. Several OF
those aaysu we're badly burned. There
are sever not accounted for, tho aboye
lost consisting only Of those known 10
have perished. The boat burned 70 the
huil and hassbeon toWed here. 1t il
Mpossilble to tell the cause Of the fire,
butt il thought ii may have been
caassd BY q lamp explosion. Several
bodies have already been discovered,
The Ohamplain was valued AZ about
$4,000.
I~Htercsting balloon Trip.
st. Louis, June 1.-THE New York
World and ST. Louis Post Dispatch bal
loon was cut loose ct 4:26 p. M, to-day
and after some ballast was thrown out
the monster lnnged into upper space
and ii 9 few moments appeared az o
E~esplendcnt speck among The clouds,
racing towards the eaes, The balloon
was filed with gas. $4,000 cubic feet be.
ing required to distend il TO the satisfac-
ton OF ID eeronsnt, and yet falling 5000
feet short Of bis full desire. In the car
are four men: a. g. Moor, ~aeronaut;
PROT. .. G. Doughty, photographer;
Edward Duffy, World correspondent,
end Prof. Allen Hazen. OF the signal
service bureau. The party is well sup.
piled with provisions, heavy clothing
and all requisite instruments. Twenty
carrier pigaorg from different stations
ia Missouri vera also taken,ten OF which
Will return with messages tonight aud
the others will be liberated to morrow,
They will avoid the great lakes, and by
so-naorrross evening except to land IN
Massachusetts Of New Hampshiife.
Detroit, June 1.-THE New York
Worlds balloon passed over this CITY
ut midnight. When last seen, at / O'Clock
il was going west north west.
The Wheat Clique.
Chicago, June E-There were no
sensational developments in the affairs
Of the bursted wheat clique to-day and
none are expected. Kershaw has got nc
Jnere funds and will not get M more,
The whole affair will now become SO
antanglsd between the Fidelity bank, 81
CINCINNATI, and the American Exchange
National bank here, that whatever fund.-
should come here Wonld undoubtedly be
swallowed up without doing anybody il
trade much good, the affairs OF o. J,
Ksrahaw u 90. are so desperate.
Eggleston, the special partner whose
liability as general manager ia claimed
is putting his property ont Of his hands
Attachments and inlunctiens will nm
donbtedly be gotten ont against him 10,
day. Cash wheat will not come ON til,
market, 90 that the panic Of prices il
over. Armour Hent word to all banks las
eight. otfering to relieve them then OF d,
any other moment, OF whatever casl
wheat theyEhad. They all returned answer
Whey had no cash wheat for sale, and dix
moi expect 70 hare any. Only one srnol
lot has baen cold 80 far, and that wa
gebbled upsof the market. The whea
market opened steady at 1874 for July
and the blSokers in the pit are careful
70 pick ont men with whom they d,
business, and pay 70 and oven u NOR,
to get the names of rich and stron,
houses From ssS224 july wheat wen
down TO 70.
Dakota Firemen.
Mitchell, June 1.-THE final day D
che ~fournpnunt closed with another biz
Nrowd andUan Interesting programme
The morning events were the champion
ship hose coupling. won nv WaIcotf enf